A stressful day lies ahead for national politics in The Hague today. The Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, will continue its debate and vote on the government’s tax plan for 2027. After months of fruitless negotiations between the Cabinet and opposition, the coalition is trembling. The question is no longer only whether the tax plan will pass, but whether the Jetten I Cabinet will survive at all.

Prime Minister Rob Jetten wants to keep the current three-party coalition intact. During Thursday's parliamentary debate, he was asked whether the Cabinet could continue without ministers from the VVD, but Jetten made clear that this was not an option for him. Regardless of the outcome of the votes on the Tax Plan, the coalition will have to “make a very serious fresh start together,” Jetten said.